Welcome! My name is Nina and I am a married photographer with 2 children (9 & 12) and a new found love of backpacking! My husband and I never travelled after university so it was something we planned to do when our kids were old enough to carry their own bags!....

As we move into December, I am often asked for tips on how to photograph children putting up the decorations and around the tree on Christmas day. So here are my best tips on photographing around the Christmas tree, plus some examples which you...

With Christmas fast approaching I am often asked which cameras I would recommend buying for teenagers, mums and dads who have an interest in photography. I thought it would be useful for me to list all of my recommendations plus give you some...

The idea for this back to school photo feature and competition came on the back of the Daily Mash's latest article " Get that uniform on and get against the door, school children told" article. It made the team and I at Digitalab laugh...

Thanks for stopping by my blog. My name is Nina and I am a photographer and Mum to Luke (10) and Sophie (8). I am married to Paul and around a year ago we decided that we wanted to go on our first family backpacking trip. Paul and I never backpacked after university...

It's well documented that good, interesting, shareable content is a great way to drive your overall SEO position in today's crowded professional photography market. One tool that can be underutilised is Google Webmasters 'Fetch as Google' which gives YOU the power to...

Welcome to our April, children's image of the month, blog circle! For those of you that don't know, I run a Facebook group which is all about outdoor children's photography and I have close to 900 members now who support one another and discuss all elements of...

kids photography There's nothing I love more than a behind the scenes blog, so I thought I would share a little video from the location I photographed at with my daughter last night. On the way home from school we spotted this patch of dandelions and as the weather...

When I photograph families and children I often like to start in their homes for the first half of the shoot. I will take images of the children in their bedrooms with their favourite toys, as I like to think in years to come these photos will be invaluable. I...

I work with families shooting lifestyle images in their home and then outdoors on location and my aim is to create a story of my clients day that reflects each member of the family in an authentic and real way. As I am photographing children, who most often don’t stay...

In the last couple of weeks a number of photographers have asked for my top tips on how to deliver great images when photographing live music or catwalk and fashion shows. Alongside my children's photography, I also love to photograph events so I thought I...

My top 3 inexpensive lenses for beginner photographers For beginner photographers when you are considering purchasing a new lens, the vast choice can feel quite daunting! To make things easier I have listed my top 3 inexpensive DSLR lenses which will serve you well in...

I have been all around the UK this year with my Children's Photography Training and my last course of the year was held in Glasgow. As a treat to myself I took an extra day to do some shopping and indulge in a little bit of street photography. The day of...

As you may know, once a month I run a 1 day photography course for beginners, and a number of attendees have asked for my recommendation on which starter DSLR they should look to purchase. For more details visit here...

After the huge success of last years Beginners Photography Course my 2015 dates are now on sale! For more details please visit here Dates include: Sunday 8th March Saturday 25th April Sunday 17th May To secure your place please email nina@ninamacephotography.com...

Beginners Photography Competition winner announced! Firstly I wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone that entered my competition to win a place on my 2015 Beginners Photography Course for parents. I received over 300 entries from people throughout Hemel Hempstead,...

Win a place on my 2015 Beginners Photography Course Want to learn how to use your DSLR and get great photos of your kids? Then my 1 day Beginners Photography Course may be perfect for you. To celebrate having trained over 100 mums and dads this year, I am offering one...

On my Beginners Photography Course we discuss which lenses you should consider investing in once you have outgrown your kit lens (usually an 18-55mm 3.5 - 5.6). Your kit lens is a what I would describe as an "everyday all round" lens, which will allow you to capture...

Hemel Hempstead/ Berkhamsted/ St Albans Beginners Photography Course I must admit, I had a little bit of fun writing this ladies! If you would like a Christmas Gift Voucher for one of my 2015 Beginner Photography Courses for parents, then forward this helpful 'hint'...

Beginner Photography Course Hemel Hempstead Are you one of those Mums or Dads who has a great camera, but don't really know how to use it? You often get some great shots of your kids, but its a bit hit and miss and you don't know why? Then I have some great news for...

Latest blog posts for Beginner Photographers including hints and tips on what cameras and lenses to buy.

Nina Mace runs Beginners Photograp Workshops in Hemel Hempstead and also offers 1-2-1 training sessions at home. For more details of the courses please visit here

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